The document discusses the promise and imperatives of the internet for the new age. It provides an overview of what the internet is, why people use it, how to connect to it, and how internet service providers work. It describes how the internet can be used for communication, data collection, entertainment, education, work, shopping and more. It also notes some controversial uses and how the internet benefits knowledge management and education. In educational organizations, it is used for communicating with professors, research, viewing course websites, and completing assignments.

1. The promise of internet
and the imperatives of the
new age
PRESENTED BY : SURJEET SINGH
DHAKA

2. What is the Internet?
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 A world-wide network of computers allows people to share
information electronically
 Like a BIG book with many web-pages on different topics
 Can be accessed anywhere with an Internet connection

3. Why use the Internet?
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 Data collection
 Apply for jobs or schools
 Fill out government forms
 Check bank accounts
 Communicate with family, friends and co-workers
 Do research
 Learn new skills
 Read news
 Watch videos

4. What is an Internet Service Provider?
 A company that provides Internet access for customers
(examples: Comcast, Qwest, AOL)
 Your computer connects to the Internet Service Provider (ISP), then to
the Internet
Your computer ISP Internet
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5. How to connect to the Internet
 Three main ways to connect to the Internet
 Dial-Up
 High Speed
 Wireless Connection (Wi-Fi)
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7. INTERNET promises
 On-line communication
 Data collection and sharing
 Software sharing
 Exchange of views on topics of common interest
 Posting of information of general interest
 Organization knowledge sharing
 Product promotion and feedback about products
 Customer support service
 On-line journals, magazines, Encyclopedia, and
dictionary
 On-line shopping
 World-wide conferencing
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8. New age/ youths now can be called as net generation,
its characteristics are:
 Digitally Literate
 Connected
 Immediate
 Experiential
 Social
 Teams
 Structure
 Experience
 Visual and Kinesthetic
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Characteristics of the Net Gen

9. Imperatives of the new age
The new age have imperatives of internet or say internet is essential for
new age for many reasons-
 communicate
 acquire information
 entertain and amuse ourselves
 access education and learning
 work
 shop
 and more!
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10. For New Age
 Internet as Library
 Internet use for health information
 Job Search Resource
 Internet as Amusement Park
 Video and online games are woven into the fabric of
everyday life
 Internet as a Shopping Mall
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11. For New Age.....
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 “Spam” and “cookies” are not necessarily foods.
 “Ctrl + Alt + Del” is as basic as “ABC.”
 They have never been able to find the “return” key.
 Computers have always fit in their backpacks.
 They have never gotten excited over a telegram, a long distance
call, or a fax.
 Computers have always suffered from viruses.
 They have done most of their search for the right college online.
 They don't remember when "cut and paste" involved scissors.
 They may have fallen asleep playing with their Games.

12. CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET
USE

13.  racist sites
 weapons sites
 drug sites
 Security problems
 pirating (copying software illegally) sites
 fake ID sites (fake identification)
 gambling sites
 pornography sites
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14. 14 Strengths of the Internet for
Knowledge Management
The Internet offers
 currency of information.
 information in a variety of media (text, graphics, video,
and audio).
 access to resources that many would not otherwise have an
opportunity to use through digital collections.
 access not limited by distance or time.
 It facilitate data warehousing, mining, sharing services.

15. In Educational Organizations it is
used for
 communicate with their professors
 do research/get information
 view course Web sites
 contact other students
 carry on email discussions with classmates
 obtain grade information
 complete and check homework assignments
 Online study
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 “If college students are being seduced
by the instant access to and seemingly endless
supply of information on the Web, faculty need
to get involved to counteract the power of the
Internet.”

17. QUOTE
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you Esther Dyson

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